Roni Christopher, DHSc, MEd, OT

Christopher, R. (2021). Accelerating Health System Adoption of Multi-Cancer Early Detection: A Real World Evidence Approach. Journal of Health Strategy & Innovation.
Christopher, R. (2020). Building AI Interventions in Alzheimer’s and Oncology: Clinical Decision-Making with Real World Tools. Health IT & Outcomes Review.
Christopher, R. (2019). Community-Driven Models for Maternal Health and Chronic Disease Management. Population Health Perspectives.
Christopher, R. (2018). “Redesigning Patient Engagement Through Social Proof Strategies. American Journal of Healthcare Marketing.
Christopher, R. (2017). Practice Transformation Across 45 Sites: Achieving PCMH Recognition Through Quality Improvement. Primary Care Advancement Journal.

Lean Six Sigma,  MSI
Crucial Conversations,  Crucial Learning (Stanford University/VitalSmarts)
Statistical Foundations,  Cornell University
Qualitative Research, Odum Institute
Working Genius, Table Group

Healthcare Leadership Strategies to Drive Change

Roni Christopher is an accomplished healthcare executive and nationally recognized leader in health outcomes innovation, with over a decade of experience transforming care delivery and public health strategy across diverse sectors of the healthcare ecosystem. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Birdsong Health Literacy Center of Excellence, where she leads large-scale, community-centered initiatives to improve health literacy through cutting-edge, game-based learning models. Her work accelerates health equity by making complex medical information more accessible, engaging, and actionable for all populations.

Throughout her career, Roni has designed and implemented pioneering models that redefine care experiences and outcomes. She led the creation of the nation’s first One-Stop Breast Clinic, cutting diagnostic time by 80%, and spearheaded social proof strategies for multi-cancer early detection, helping drive adoption of novel screening methods across 30+ health systems.

At GRAIL, she built the first health system workflows and patient-facing tools for a commercial multi-cancer early detection (MCED) product, reaching over 200,000 individuals through innovative outreach campaigns. As a senior leader at Premier, she directed design and implementation efforts for a $1.3B health alliance, launching AI and Health IT interventions in Alzheimer's, Oncology, and Chronic Care. She also led the development of real-world evidence programs and award-winning toolkits that accelerated practice transformation across 25+ disease states. Previously, at Mercy Health, Roni founded and led the Population and Community Health Institute, securing NCQA recognition at 45 sites in one year and reducing opioid prescriptions by 30%. She was instrumental in the successful submission of the system’s first ACO application and in standing up population health registries and value-based care initiatives.

Roni is known for her unmatched ability to unite strategy, marketing, and evidence-based innovation into cohesive, scalable programs that deliver measurable impact—whether through population-level interventions, B2B social service innovations, or technology-driven care models. She brings a unique combination of systems-level thinking, community insight, and cross-sector leadership to all her endeavors